Nexeo Solutions Inc. (NXEO): First Pacific Advisors LLC Reports New Stake

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Schedule 13D

CUSIP No. 65342H102

ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER

The class of equity security to which this statement on Schedule 13D relates is the
common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Common Stock) of Nexeo Solutions, Inc. (the Issuer), a Delaware corporation. The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 3 Waterway Square Place, Suite 1000,
The Woodlands, Texas 77380.

Information given in response to each item shall be deemed incorporated by reference in all other items, as applicable.

ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND
(a) The persons filing this Schedule 13D (collectively, the Reporting Persons) are:
1. First Pacific Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (FPA)
2. FPA Crescent Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust, a Delaware trust (FPA Crescent Fund)
3. FPA Global Opportunity Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (FPA Global Opportunity)
4. FPA Select Drawdown Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (FPA Select Drawdown)
5. FPA Select Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (FPA Select)
6. FPA Value Partners Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (FPA Value Partners)
7. J. Richard Atwood
8. Steven T. Romick
9. Brian A. Selmo
10. Mark Landecker

The trustees of FPA Funds Trust are listed on Appendix A hereto. Appendix A is incorporated
herein by reference.

(b) The business address or address of the principal office, as applicable, of the Reporting Persons is:

11601 Wilshire Blvd.

Suite 1200

Los Angeles, CA 90025

(c) Each of the Reporting Persons is
engaged in the business of investing. FPAs principal business is serving as an investment adviser to certain investment companies, including FPA Crescent, certain private investment funds, including FPA Global Opportunity, FPA Select Drawdown,
FPA Select, and FPA Value Partners (collectively, the Private Investment

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